Bayern and BVB with mandatory victories before the league summit – Gladbach dives against Leverkusen

Bayern Munich and Dortmund also won their second game after the Bundesliga restart. The Munich go four points ahead of Tuesday’s direct duel. Gladbach is defeated in the chase duel Leverkusen.

So far, despite the getting used to the atmosphere in the stadiums, the two championship candidates continue as before the long break. Bayern Munich came in the 27th round through the 5-2 win against Eintracht Frankfurt to their sixth win in a row, as did the Dortmund team, who won 2-0 in Wolfsburg.

Almost seven months after the embarrassing 1: 5 in Frankfurt, which Niko Kovac had cost as coach at Bayern, the revenge was achieved within four minutes despite two goals. Leon Goretzka, Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski with his 27th goal of the season shot Bayern 3-0 in front up to 40 seconds after the break. Austrian Martin Hinteregger’s double stroke in the 52nd and 55th minute caused tension that was no longer expected.

But it is not for nothing that Frankfurt are closer to relegation than to European places. Adi Hütter’s team quickly got themselves into trouble again. An unfortunate intervention by Captain Gelson Fernandes led to the 2: 4 after just under an hour and finally it was double scorer Hinteregger who made the final decision with a remarkable own goal.

BVB with mandatory win

The Dortmund experienced a less hectic game, but in the meantime announced effort. After Raphaël Guerreiro scored his third goal since the restart in the 32nd minute, the favorites found it harder. The Dortmund victory put two Swiss men in danger before Achraf Hakimi made it clear with the 2-0 win just under a quarter of an hour before the end. Renato Steffen shot over Roman Bürki’s goal from an ideal position shortly after the break. And in the 62nd minute it was again the Aargau who caused danger – this time Bürki had to intervene.

“You can’t control the game for 90 minutes,” said Favre. “It wasn’t so good in the second half, but it was still good.” The Romandas did not want to comment on the upcoming top game on Tuesday. He wanted to enjoy this success first. There is no question that his team will be under pressure. A defeat and the resulting seven-point deficit can hardly be made up for.

Gladbach lost to Leverkusen in the duel for third place

Borussia Mönchengladbach suffered a setback in the race for the Champions League spots in front of its more than 13,000 cardboard fans. The crucial point took place in Borussia Park between the 52nd and 58th minute. At first, Marcus Thuram equalized for the Gladbachers and failed a little later on the way to the possible 2-1. Almost in return, Nico Elvedi touched Karim Bellarabi in his own penalty area during his defense attempt. Although the Leverkusen player did not drop until after the goal, the referee decided on penalty. With good luck, Kai Havertz exploited the attempt: Yann Sommer still touched the ball.

Leverkusen, who scored 3-1 in the 81st minute through Sven Bender, overtook Mönchengladbach in the table and is now third. In the two games since the restart, Leverkusen have scored seven goals, four of which Havertz contributed. The 20-year-old had scored 1-0 against Mönchengladbach in the 7th minute. A short time later at Mönchengladbach Breel Embolo had to leave the game with a damaged ankle. The former Basler had been fouled by Havertz.

Liberation strike for Werder Bremen

In the relegation battle, Werder Bremen achieved their first win after seven games with just one point win. Leonardo Bittencourt shot the penultimate in the 19th minute to 1-0 win in Freiburg. Michael Lang made his first Bundesliga appearance since mid-December for the Bremen team and experienced a moment of shock right up close. Freiburg shot the alleged equalizer in the 89th minute, but it was revoked by the VAR.

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